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Resume keywords

Operations Manager resume keywords

Process improvement methods and the systems you ran, with cost, time or accuracy results. These are the terms recruiters search the ATS for, written the way postings write them.

Tools, systems and languages

  • SAP ERP

Skills and methods

  • Process Improvement
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • KPI Tracking
  • Budget Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Leadership

Domain knowledge

  • Supply Chain Management

How to use them

  • Use the posting's exact wording. If it says a term one way, write it that way at least once.
  • Name the HRIS and modules you ran: "Workday HCM, Recruiting and Absence"
  • Give the scale: employees supported, requisitions filled, orders or SKUs managed
  • Spell out compliance areas the posting names rather than writing "HR compliance"
  • Only list what is true for you. A keyword you can't back up in an interview costs more than it gains.